Penn State Wrestling prepares for Senior Day
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Penn State wrestling will roll into postseason mode next week after its final dual meet of the season on Sunday opposite Edinboro (2 p.m., BTN+) at Rec Hall. At Big Tens March 9-10 in Maryland, the No. 1 Nittany Lions will have a handful of Nos. 1 and 2 seeds, but not all 10 starters in head coach Cael Sanderson’s lineup will have a top-two spot in the conference tournament brackets. That’s mostly because of recent results against mostly but not all high-caliber opponents on the mat.
Let’s start with Bernie Truax. The multi-time All-American is 10-3 and ranked No. 6 at 184 pounds during his first season as a Nittany Lion. Two of the three setbacks have come against wrestlers currently inside of InterMat’s top five at the weight in No. 3 Lenny Pinto of Nebraska and No. 4 Trey Munoz of Oregon State. He was also pinned after getting caught by No. 15 Ryder Rogotzke of Ohio State in February. None of the defeats are anything to necessarily worry about. But, combined with some closer-than-expected wins against lower-ranked opponents, they make some fans wonder what Truax’s ceiling is at nationals. He is a three-time fourth-place finisher across three different weight classes (174, 184, and 197) so far in his college career. On Tuesday, Lions coach Cael Sanderson asked if starting faster would help Truax later in matches when his gas tank tends to be an advantage against tiring opponents.
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Penn State Wrestling prepares for Senior Day